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|cover        = Azr.jpg
 
|cover        = Azr.jpg
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 7, 2017}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 7, 2017}}
|taxonomy    =  
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|reception    =
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|nights-of-azure|64}}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Opencritic|2121/nights-of-azure|68}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB||}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | No microtransactions}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time}}
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|steam appid side =  
 
|steam appid side =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 +
|gogcom id side =
 +
|official site= https://web.archive.org/web/20200311085217/http://www.koeitecmoamerica.com/nightsofazure/
 +
|hltb        = 35284
 +
|lutris      =
 +
|mobygames    = nights-of-azure
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
|mobygames    = nights-of-azure
 
 
|wikipedia    = Nights of Azure
 
|wikipedia    = Nights of Azure
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
{{ii}} Includes Console version DLC
+
|introduction      =
{{--}} This game has no mouse support and no keyboard remapping
+
|release history  = It was first released for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in Japan{{note|Known as ''Yoru no Nai Kuni'' ({{lang|ja|よるのないくに}}).}} on October 1, 2015. It was ported to PC inclusive with DLCs released for console on February 7, 2017 on Steam. First patch was released on February 11, 2017 to address high CPU usage and controller devices not recognized problem. On March 6, 2020, the game was updated to include Japanese language. Final patch of the game was released on September 6, 2021 to fix problem when running the game on PC with certain processors.
 +
|current state    = Although the game supports keyboard input, it doesn't allow user to change the keyboard mapping and forced to use the game's recognized default keyboard mappings to play the game.
 +
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://www.koeitecmoeurope.com/nightsofazure/ Official site]
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{{mm}} [https://social.gust.co.jp/yorukuni/ Official Japanese site]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/527280/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/527280/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
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}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
 
{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
 +
 +
==Monetization==
 +
{{Monetization
 +
|ad-supported          =
 +
|dlc                    =
 +
|expansion pack        =
 +
|freeware              =
 +
|free-to-play          =
 +
|one-time game purchase = The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
 +
|sponsored              =
 +
|subscription          =
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Microtransactions===
 +
{{Microtransactions
 +
|boost              =
 +
|cosmetic            =
 +
|currency            =
 +
|finite spend        =
 +
|infinite spend      =
 +
|free-to-grind      =
 +
|loot box            =
 +
|none                = No microtransactions available in this game.
 +
|player trading      =
 +
|time-limited        =
 +
|unlock              =
 +
}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|hkcu}}\Software\KoeiTecmo\Nights of Azure\Settings\*}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Steam|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|steam}}\userdata\{{P|uid}}\527280\remote\GAMEDATA*.*}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|origin                    =  
 
|origin                    =  
 
|origin notes              =  
 
|origin notes              =  
|steam cloud              = true
+
|steam cloud              = false
 
|steam cloud notes        =  
 
|steam cloud notes        =  
 
|ubisoft connect          =  
 
|ubisoft connect          =  
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==Video==
 
==Video==
 +
{{Image|NightsOfAzureGeneral.png|General settings}}
 +
{{Image|NightsOfAzureGeneralExt.png|External general settings}}
 
{{Video
 
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes= Does not natively support higher resolutions than 1920x1080. See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|widescreen resolution notes= Does not natively support higher resolutions than 1920x1080. See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
|multimonitor              = unknown
+
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen            = false
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|4k ultra hd notes          = Can be successfully forced. See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|4k ultra hd notes          = Can be successfully forced. See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|fov                        = unknown
 
|fov                        = unknown
|fov notes                  = May be possible to set in registry.<ref name="registry guide"/>
+
|fov notes                  = May be possible to set in registry.<ref name="registry guide" />
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
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|antialiasing              = always on
 
|antialiasing              = always on
 
|antialiasing notes        = Native [[MSAA]] option is broken and does not reduce aliasing.{{cn|date=2020-03-16}}
 
|antialiasing notes        = Native [[MSAA]] option is broken and does not reduce aliasing.{{cn|date=2020-03-16}}
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
|120 fps notes              = Can't collect items when running above 60 FPS.<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/527280/discussions/0/135508398034829841/ Odd bug can't pick up items. :: Nights of Azure General Discussions]</ref><ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/527280/discussions/0/135508398033518646/ Cant collect items :: Nights of Azure General Discussions]</ref>
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|120 fps notes              = Can't collect items when running above 60 FPS.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/527280/discussions/0/135508398034829841/|title=Odd bug can't pick up items. :: Nights of Azure General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/527280/discussions/0/135508398033518646/|title=Cant collect items :: Nights of Azure General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
|hdr notes                  =  
+
|hdr notes                  =
|color blind                = unknown
+
|ray tracing                = false
 +
|ray tracing notes          =  
 +
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
{{Fixbox|description=Set custom resolutions|ref=<ref name="registry guide">[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=859773557 Registry edit :: Steam guide]</ref><ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/527280/discussions/0/135508398033604089/ Registry edit :: Nights of Azure General Discussions]</ref>|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Set custom resolutions|ref=<ref name="registry guide">[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=859773557 Registry edit :: Steam guide]</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/527280/discussions/0/135508398033604089/|title=Registry edit :: Nights of Azure General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 
# Open the Windows registry.
 
# Open the Windows registry.
 
# Go to <code>{{p|hkcu}}\SOFTWARE\KoeiTecmo\Nights of Azure\Settings</code>.
 
# Go to <code>{{p|hkcu}}\SOFTWARE\KoeiTecmo\Nights of Azure\Settings</code>.
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==Input==
 
==Input==
 +
{{Image|NightsOfAzureInput.png|Input bindings}}
 +
{{Image|NightsOfAzureInputExt.png|External input bindings}}
 
{{Input
 
{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = n/a
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
+
|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
|touchscreen              = unknown
+
|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          = unknown
+
|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
+
|controller remap          = true
|controller remap notes    =  
+
|controller remap notes    = External mapping allows all button configuration. In-game mapping is limited to 5 types of preset configuration.
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
+
|controller sensitivity    = n/a
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
+
|invert controller y-axis  = true
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
+
|invert controller y-axis notes= Only for camera control. X-axis also available.
 
|xinput controllers        = unknown
 
|xinput controllers        = unknown
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
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|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
|button prompts            = Xbox
 
|button prompts notes      =
 
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
 
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Audio==
 
==Audio==
 
{{Audio
 
{{Audio
|separate volume         = unknown
+
|separate volume           = true
|separate volume notes   =  
+
|separate volume notes     =  
|surround sound           = unknown
+
|surround sound           = false
|surround sound notes     =  
+
|surround sound notes     =  
|subtitles               = unknown
+
|subtitles                 = true
|subtitles notes         =  
+
|subtitles notes           =  
|closed captions         = unknown
+
|closed captions           = false
|closed captions notes   =  
+
|closed captions notes     =  
|mute on focus lost       = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost       = false
|mute on focus lost notes =  
+
|mute on focus lost notes =  
|eax support             =  
+
|eax support               =  
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio        = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
|red book cd audio        = false
 +
|red book cd audio notes  =
 +
|general midi audio       = false
 +
|general midi audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 +
|wing                  =
 +
|wing notes            =
 
|opengl versions        =  
 
|opengl versions        =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
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|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 
|vulkan versions        =  
 
|vulkan versions        =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows arm app        = false
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
|macos intel 32-bit app =  
+
|macos intel 32-bit app = false
|macos intel 64-bit app =  
+
|macos intel 64-bit app = false
 +
|macos arm app          = false
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
|linux 32-bit executable=  
+
|linux powerpc app      =
|linux 64-bit executable=  
+
|linux 32-bit executable= false
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= false
 +
|linux arm app          = false
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            =
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        = Windows Media Video
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 +
|anticheat        =
 +
|anticheat notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minHD    = 6 GB
 
|minHD    = 6 GB
 
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti
 
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti
|minGPU2  =  
+
|minGPU2  = 960 x 540 resolution capable
|minOGL  =  
+
|minDX    = 11
|minaudio =  
+
|minaudio = On board sound card.
|minother = 960x540 resolution
+
|minVRAM  =  
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
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|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
 
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
|recGPU2  =  
+
|recGPU2  =1920 x 1080 resolution capable
|recother = 1920x1080 resolution
+
|notes    =  
|notes    = {{ii}} A 64-bit operating system is required.
 
            {{ii}} Windows 7 is no longer officially supported.<ref>{{Refsnip|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/527280|title=Nights of Azure on Steam|date=2020-03-16|snippet=Accordingly, our company will also be ending support for Windows 7 on Tuesday, January 14th, 2020.}}</ref>
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 22:28, 11 May 2023

Nights of Azure
Nights of Azure cover
Developers
Gust Co. Ltd.
Publishers
Koei Tecmo
Release dates
Windows February 7, 2017
Reception
Metacritic 64
OpenCritic 68
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Hack and slash
Art styles Anime
Themes Supernatural
Series Nights of Azure
Nights of Azure on HowLongToBeat
Nights of Azure on MobyGames
Nights of Azure on Wikipedia
Nights of Azure
Nights of Azure 2017
Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon 2017

Nights of Azure is a singleplayer third-person hack and slash game in the Nights of Azure series.

It was first released for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in Japan[Note 1] on October 1, 2015. It was ported to PC inclusive with DLCs released for console on February 7, 2017 on Steam. First patch was released on February 11, 2017 to address high CPU usage and controller devices not recognized problem. On March 6, 2020, the game was updated to include Japanese language. Final patch of the game was released on September 6, 2021 to fix problem when running the game on PC with certain processors.

Although the game supports keyboard input, it doesn't allow user to change the keyboard mapping and forced to use the game's recognized default keyboard mappings to play the game.

General information

Official Japanese site
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions No microtransactions available in this game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\KoeiTecmo\Nights of Azure\Settings\*
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/527280/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\527280\remote\GAMEDATA*.*
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/527280/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings
General settings
External general settings
External general settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Does not natively support higher resolutions than 1920x1080. See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Forcing ultrawide resolutions breaks aspect ratio.
4K Ultra HD
Can be successfully forced. See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)
May be possible to set in registry.[1]
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Native MSAA option is broken and does not reduce aliasing.[citation needed]
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Can't collect items when running above 60 FPS.[2][3]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Widescreen resolution

Set custom resolutions[1][4]
  1. Open the Windows registry.
  2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\KoeiTecmo\Nights of Azure\Settings.
  3. Set device to the desired resolution (example 2560,1440,60,87 for 1440p).

Notes

Setting a custom resolution will break the DOF effect. Disable it for best results.

Input

Input bindings
Input bindings
External input bindings
External input bindings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
External mapping allows all button configuration. In-game mapping is limited to 5 types of preset configuration.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Only for camera control. X-axis also available.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Japanese
Russian
Fan translation by «The Miracle»

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Windows Media Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5 2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti
960 x 540 resolution capable
DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device) On board sound card.
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Known as Yoru no Nai Kuni (よるのないくに).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References